Squawking Magpie The Nest 2019, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay

Enticing bouquet led by scents of roasted dark plums and blackberry, sweet toasty barrel with clove and vanilla pod then aromas of violets and sweet tobacco. A core of ripe red berry flavours and spicy, toasty barrel are emphasized by the an abundance of fine chalky tannins adding mouthfeel and chewiness. As the wine open up in glass the flavours of dark rose and violet emerge contrasted by dark plum and berry fruit, sweet oak and salivating acidity. There’s a saline note building on the complexity and length. Delicious, youthful, fresh and complex. Best drinking from 2023 through 2033+.

96 Points

Outstanding

RRP from $49.95

Merlot - 58%, Cabernet Sauvignon - 25%, Cabernet Franc - 17%

18 Months in French Oak - 30% new

Gimblett Gravels 2019 Annual Vintage Selection

All wines in this annual selection are tasted and evaluated first by Andrew Caillard - Master of Wine. Tasting notes above are from Cameron Douglas Master Sommelier